UPDATE: A QUEENSLAND father who bashed a man caught molesting his 10-year-old son is facing a prison sentence, while the boy's attacker walks free.

In a highly unusual case, Shane Thomas Davidson was spared jail despite pleading guilty to molesting the boy on State Of Origin night last year.Judge Ian Dearden told Beenleigh District Court the sentence was reduced because the young victim's father had wrongly taken action into his own hands and badly beaten Davidson.
"There is no place in our community for a vigilante approach," he said.

Yesterday Davidson told The Courier-Mail he regretted what he had done but didn't think it was something he should go to jail for."As far as these sorts of offences go, it's pretty minor," he said.

Interesting ruling considering one of his articles...
I Dearden, 'Sexual harassment and racial discrimination: a practitioner's guide to the legislation' (1990) 20(3) Queensland Law Society Journal 189

I know its old but I thought people would like to find out what happened to the dad.
The paedophile had to have seven metal plates in his face and 50 screws.

The dad got a good judge that basically told the jury to let ham off.

Father not guilty of bashing paedophile Shayne Davidson who molested his son

A jury has taken 40 minutes to find a father not guilty of bashing a paedophile who molested his son after watching a rugby league match at his home.
The man, who cannot be named, had pleaded not guilty in the Beenleigh District Court to a charge of assault causing grievous bodily harm - which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years' jail, The Courier-Mail reports. MAKO- Shayne Thomas Davidson

That's no "vigilante approach", just a normal reaction to someone hurting your child! The molester should thank his lucky stars all he got was a beating.

Damn right, he's lucky he wasn't found somewhere with his face shot off.

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